Below is a short video on the burning of the Cuyahoga River due to human impact on the local environment.


This debacle led to the creation of the EPA. In your group find a different environmental disaster that has occurred in the United States. Post your environmental disaster on the page created for your group below.

• Provide a picture that depicts this environmental disaster.
• Make sure to provide your references as well!
• What happened?
• When did it occur?
• What were the environmental consequences?
• What has been done to fix this disaster? What has been done to keep this from occurring again?

Group 1
Group 2
Group 3
Group 4

HOMEWORK

Read at least one other group’s post on a United States environmental disaster.

1. Find at least two other facts to add to their synopsis.
2. Has the government done enough to fix this disaster and prevent it from happening again? Support your thoughts.
3. Post your answers to question 1 and 2 in the discussion tab of the group's page. We will discuss these in class tomorrow.